Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Nissan suspending all North American racing in 2008

I had heard rumors of this on a few message boards. I tried to follow up up some people I know from Nissan Motorports in the US , but I never got a response. Jalopnik

Nissan and Nissan Motorsports (NISMO) will not be sponsoring or officially participating in any motorsports activities in North American on the verge of bringing over the GT-R, the most ferocious sports car from Nissan ever for North America.

Earlier in the day we reported on a rumor that Nissan was getting out of American motorsports and we now have confirmation from Nissan. According to Scott Vazin, Director of Product Communications for Nissan Motor Company, though they're getting out for [Fiscal Year] 2008, "we'll keep a presence around the world."